Sixteen Catawba College students, all 2011 summer interns through the Lilly Center for Vocation and Values will make presentations about "My Summer of Service" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 in the Tom Smith Auditorium of Ketner Hall on campus.
The students, thanks to funding provided through the Lilly Center, served in positions with a total of 18 different nonprofit organizations over the summer. Students will share highlights from their experiences and will entertain questions from the audience during the Sept. 15 event.
Participating students and the nonprofit organizations they served include:
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- Adam Ridenhour of Advance – Rowan Regional Medical Center Chaplain's Office and Hospice of Rowan County ;
- Casey Baucom of Marshville – Partners in Learning Child Development Center ;
- Lindsay Smith of Salisbury – Abundant Living Adult Day Care ;
- Mackenzie Westbrook of Charlotte – Latin American Coalition of Charlotte ;
- Steven Jordan of Salisbury – YMCA of Rowan County ;
- Lizzle Davis of East Bend – The Center for Faith and the Arts ;
- Jessica Gaskill of Salisbury – Lutheran Services for the Aging ;
- Bridgett Henderson of Statesville – Shepherd’s Watch Sumer Day Camp ;
- Julie Gilley of Dobson – The Children's Center of Surry County ;
- Katie Carpenter of Hickory – The Beck Center of Cleveland, Ohio ;
- Rachel Abbatiello of Midland – Kids Plus of Cabarrus County and the N.C. Summer Institute in Choral Art ;
- Canaan Cox of Hendersonville – Waterworks Visual Arts Center ;
- Joshua Owens of Mt. Pleasant – Faithful Friends Animal Shelter ;
- Brittany Moore of Harrisburg – Faithful Friends Animal Shelter ;
- Ashley Sherrill of Troutman – Catawba College Information Technology ;
- Whitney Mullis of Kannapolis – National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
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